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Beñat Turrientes

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Beñat Turrientes
Turrientes with Real Sociedad in 2025
Personal information
Full name Beñat Turrientes Imaz[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Beasain, Spain[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 8
Youth career
2014–2019 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Real Sociedad C 17 (0)
2020–2022 Real Sociedad B 35 (0)
2021– Real Sociedad 93 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Spain U17 19 (1)
2019 Spain U18 4 (0)
2021–2025 Spain U21 29 (5)
2024 Spain U23 6 (0)
2026– Spain 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:01, 26 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:39, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Beñat Turrientes Imaz (born 31 January 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Spain national team.

Club career

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Born in Beasain, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Turrientes joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2014, aged 12. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 8 September 2019, starting in a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against CD Vitoria.[3]

On 20 September 2019, Turrientes renewed his contract until 2025.[4] Promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2020–21 campaign, he featured in 16 matches as the side returned to Segunda División after 59 years.

Turrientes made his professional debut on 21 August 2021, starting in a 0–0 away draw against CD Lugo.[5] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 26 September, starting in a 1–0 home win over Elche CF.[6]

On 7 August 2022, Turrientes was definitely promoted to the main squad, being assigned the number 22 jersey.[7] In the 2023–24 season, he made 41 appearances in all competitions, including six in the UEFA Champions League as Real Sociedad reached the round of 16, and further extended his link until 2030 on 29 November 2024.[8]

In 2025–26, Turrientes helped the Txuri-urdin win the Copa del Rey, the club's first major trophy during his senior career.[9][10]

International career

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Turrientes represented Spain at several youth levels. He was part of the Spain under-23 squad that won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, defeating hosts France 5–3 after extra time in the final.[11][12]

Turrientes made his debut with the full side on 18 November 2025, in a friendly against Iraq.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 August 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad C 2019–20 Tercera Federación 170———170
Real Sociedad B 2020–21 Segunda División B 150——1[a]0160
2021–22 Segunda División 200——10210
Total 350——10360
Real Sociedad 2021–22 La Liga 80114[b]0—131
2022–23 La Liga 60106[b]0—130
2023–24 La Liga 290606[c]0—410
2024–25 La Liga 210307[b]0—310
2025–26 La Liga 27073——343
2026–27 La Liga 2000000020
Total 930184230001344
Career total 1450184230101874
  1. ↑ Appearance in Segunda División play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 4 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 202610
Total10

Honours

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Turrientes with Spain U21 in 2021

Real Sociedad B

Real Sociedad

Spain U23

References

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  1. 1 2 "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 July 2024. p. 13. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Beñat Turrientes". World Football. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Justo empate" [Fair draw] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Renueva hasta 2025" [Renews until 2025] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "El Lugo puso corazón, pero no logró ningún gol" [Lugo put their heart out, but did not score any goals] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Oyarzabal y un regalo de Enzo Roco colocan a la Real a un punto del líder" [Oyarzabal and a gift from Enzo Roco put Real one point shy of the leaders] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Juventud, trabajo e ilusión" [Youth, work and enthusiasm] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Turrientes se gana renovar hasta 2030" [Turrientes earns a renewal until 2030] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Heras, Alfonso Garrigues de las (18 April 2026). "La Real Sociedad levanta su 4ª Copa del Rey de la mano de un espectacular Marrero". COPE (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Benítez, J.M. "Copa del Rey: Así te hemos contado la victoria de la Real Sociedad en la tanda de penaltis ante el Atlético en la final de la Copa del Rey". El pais. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Benat Turrientes". Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "A night of debuts and excitement in A Coruña. | www.rfef.es/en". rfef.es. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Beñat Turrientes at Soccerway
  15. ↑ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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